Bobcats ‘Shake the Room’ to dominate cheer event

February 15, 2007

Both of Houghton
Lake’s cheerleading squads
took home the top trophies in their divisions Feb. 10 at Roscommon High School’s
“Shake the Room” invitational.

The Roscommon Bucks earned a fourth-place trophy in in the
varsity competition.

Houghton Lake JV Coach Becky Homan, who was filling in for varsity Coach
Celeste Kubiak, said both Bobcat teams “had
another great day on the mat.”

The Varsity ’Cats took first place with a score of 639.1, beating out
Goodrich, Grayling, Harrison, Onaway, Oscoda, and Roscommon. The girls
promised Coach Kubiak that they would bring home
first and they did, Homan said.

“The girls kept the energy high and got the judges’
attention,” Homan said. “Their moves were tight and their stunts
were on.”

Vickie Alexander, coach of the Roscommon Bucks, said her varsity girls are
“improving every week.”

“I was so proud of them,” she said. “They have worked so
hard to clean up our rounds. We also added two new stunts to Round 3.”

Houghton Lake’s JV also took first place,
besting Goodrich, Alpena, Harrison, and Traverse City West with a score of
496.7.

“The JV girls brought it to the mat once again and got the crowd
excited,” Homan said. “This week we have a few things to clean up
and add in.”

Scores in Division III-IV were: Houghton
Lake, 639.1; Harrison,
600.5; Goodrich, 538.3; Roscommon, 499.9; Oscoda, 461.3; Grayling, 426.3; and
Onaway, 425.6. In Division I, Carman-Ainsworth took the top spot with 486
points.

JV teams finished as follows: Houghton
Lake, 496.7; Harrison,
493.1; Goodrich, 442.6; Traverse City West, 402.3; and Alpena, 360.4. Taking
the first place trophy in the middle school division was Ithaca with 343.9 points.

A total of 18 teams participated. Bucks Coach Vickie Alexander said the day
was a “huge success.”

At the Feb. 8 meet at Meridian, The Varsity
’Cats earned 622.6 points, behind Brandon
(629.6). The Houghton Lake JV
squad took first place over Harrison and Meridian with a score of 539.9.

“They got a great response from the crowd and judges,” Homan
said. “Our stunts were solid and their attitude was great. I couldn't
have asked for a better night!”

The Bobcats will host their annual “Cheer on the Lake”
invitational Saturday on the newly installed gym floor.